Amen Corner

Amen Corner may refer to:

  • Amen Corner (band), 1960s British pop group
  • Amen Corner (musical), 1983 musical
  • Amen Corner (novel), novel by Rick Shefchik
  • The Amen Corner, 1954 play by James Baldwin
  • Amen Corner (golf), nickname given to the extremely difficult 11th (White Dogwood), 12th (Golden Bell), and 13th (Azalea) water holes at Augusta National Golf Club
  • "The Amen Corner", song from the 1998 album My Arms, Your Hearse by Swedish progressive metal group Opeth
  • Amen Corner, a 2008 album from Railroad Earth
Places
  • Amen Corner (niche), Fifth Avenue Hotel (1859-1908), New York City
  • Amen Corner (London), street in the centre of London, England, near St Paul's Cathedral
  • Amen Corner, area in Tooting, South London on the intersection between Mitcham Road and Southcroft Road
  • Amen Corner, Berkshire, suburb of Bracknell, Berkshire, England
  • Amen Corner, official street name for the corner on which St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, is situated

Famous quotes containing the words amen corner, amen and/or corner:

    In a Kelton church, when a heated argument once began at morning services, a devout old deacon arose from his seat in the ‘amen corner’ and announced he was going to do for the church what the devil had never done—leave it.
    —Administration in the State of Sout, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    Heaven has a Sea of Glass on which angels go sliding every afternoon. There are many golden streets, but the principal thoroughfares are Amen Street and Hallelujah Avenue, which intersect in front of the Throne. These streets play tunes when walked on, and all shoes have songs in them.
    —For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    I had rather be a toad,
    And live upon the vapour of a dungeon
    Than keep a corner in the thing I love
    For others’ uses.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)